The blog of Kelly Slattery, located in Auckland New Zealand. I'm the mother of two adorable kids. A Paper Crafter, Face Painter, Soap Maker, PTA Mum and so much more.

July 21, 2012

The journey took me away from blogging for a while - not much scrapping was being done, so it felt like there was not much to share - Facebook got more time & blogging less :o(

I have missed it, so I'm back.

Last term I decided to get back into scrapping & got some of the mums from school together for Wednesday morning sessions at my place - its fabulous motivation to get layouts done.

I'm loving the pennant/paper ribbon phase, as you can see:

a great way to use up scraps

Masculine Version

It's been fabulous rummaging through my stash & USING stuff instead of buying more....in saying that I've got a full bag of goodies I bought from the Kaiser Craft outlet on the Gold Coast at Christmas time - so I really ought to make a dent in that!

The only new goodies I have treated myself to are some bakers twine & washi tape!!

November 11, 2011

A couple of weeks ago the studio got a good clean up because I promised Taigy she could have a Tea Party in the school holidays & the benefits have just been ongoing...although it's in need of another tidy now :o)

I have managed to get started on Teachers Gifts for the need of the year {started, not finished :o)}

I'm making mini 2012 desktop calendars for a couple of teachers - these are so cute & easy to make!

Still a few to go on these.

For Taigy's tea party we made Memory Boxes...I haven't taken a photo yet, so will share that later - but I had a bunch of leftover square mats & that kicked off my scrappiness - I just decided to create a simple layout using up the squares & this is what I came up with:

I even did a double-page:

Those two were the little boost I needed to get back into the swing of things and then I delved into the stash & just kept going.......

July 25, 2011

Well, long time no see - there's been a bit of a change of scenery around here and it reflects my growing love of other artistic endeavours :o)

I was so inspired by Arts Week at school a couple of weeks ago that I decided to spend holiday time on art with the kids...along with baking and other cool stuff. Yesterday we worked on sharpie art - we're still in the practicing stage, but we have canvases on stand-by for when we've each settled on our design. Our first attempt was inspired by this youtube video:

And here are the results of our work:

This one was Ravey's choice and next we did Taigy's choice..inspired by henna:

And here are the results....

The kids are really enjoying doing these and I can't wait til we graduate from pencil to sharpie!!

This is a great activity for those wet holi-days :o)

Today we headed to Uxbridge Arts Centre in Howick to check out a couple of exhibitions & we really enjoyed that...I can't wait to go to the Auckland Art Gallery later this week.

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I think this is such a fabulous concept - crafty shopping to help those in need, sheer brilliance - you get to shop & the victims get the financial benefite - now that's a win/win situation if ever I heard one!

So get behind this fanatsic effort & shop to help our friends & families in Christchurch!!

December 01, 2010

Well, the 1st of December is officially the start of Summer (although I personally think the consistent summer weather hits somewhere in February) & Stampin' Up! have released the latest Summer Mini Album - it's jam packed with fabulous new goodies.

Email me today for a free copy of the Summer Mini, or you can view it online right now, just click the cover:

Not only has the new mini catalogue been released, but Stampin' Up has a special promotion running - the December Frenzy with up to 50% off Stampin' Up! products:

October 16, 2010

If you didn't take advantage of the free In Color Bundle, then surely you don't want to miss out on some free rbbon.

From today until November 30th Stampin' Up! is offering free ribbon with a Gift Giving Bundle - the perfect way to dress up your gifts this holiday season!

You can choose your ribbon when you purchase any of these bundles including a stamp set Designer Series Paper - hhmmm which to choose the Jolly Holly paper or Christmas Cocoa...and then the stamps... Gifted is one I have had my eye one ofr a while, Welcome Christmas has the charm of a classic Chistmas, Season of Joy is already a Christmas favoutite in my stash & I can feel the pull of Delightful Decorations & am tempted to buy the matching punch & give myslef an early Christmas pressy :o)

So get started on your Christmas wrapping & email me to place your order today!

October 10, 2010

Gosh these school holidays have been great - we been having a ton of fun I'm not sure I want it to end - the thought of home schooling is tempting me again LOL.

I would love to spend all my days with these two:

But come tomorrow we'll be getting back into routines & I might just be able to blog a little more :o)

For now I'll just give you a wee reminder that there's only 5 days left to take advantage of the sign up special that Stampin' Up! has on offer - become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for just $339 & receive the COMPLETE SET of In Colors - that includes Classic Stampin' Pads, Stampin' Write Markers & a mixed Card Stock Pack - $100.90 value for FREE!

You can join to take advantage of buying your supplies at a discount, or take your hobby to the next level - whatever you decide, now's a great time to join! Offer expires 15th October.